The University of Iowa School of Music will present a performance by a graduate jazz combo and the Jazz Repertory Ensemble starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in The Mill in downtown Iowa City. Admission is $5 ($3 for UI students).

Researchers from the University of Iowa have developed a remarkable new procedure for regenerating missing or damaged bone. It's called a "bio patch," and it works by sending bone-producing instructions directly into cells using microscopic particles embedded with DNA.

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Almost immediately after starting surgery, the doctors found a large mass behind Aidan Hanson's eardrum. They ended the surgery and referred the Hansons to University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Hanson will be the honorary Kid Captain when the Hawkeyes take on Purdue Saturday, Nov. 9.

Bone regeneration may no longer be limited to science fiction, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a so-called bio patch that allows localized regeneration of bone tissue within the body.

The History Channel will feature University of Iowa assistant professor Robert Cargill in its six-episode series "Bible Secrets Revealed." The series will premiere Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 9 p.m. CST and runs through Dec. 23.

Growing up poor, Mitch Kelly hitchhiked to college with dreams of wrestling for Dan Gable. The dream became reality, with four national team titles along the way. Gable and Kelly reminisce about how Kelly seized his opportunities as a Hawkeye, and how Gable's mentoring influenced Kelly's decorated teaching career in the UI College of Education.

University of Iowa Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Volker Thomas, associate professor and director of the Couple and Family Therapy Program in the UI College of Education, talks about play therapy research that is part of the Tanager Place Research Center in Cedar Rapids, where the UI is one of five research partners.

Dubuque’s partnership with the UI Initiative for Sustainable Communities is highlighted in a new book, which provides guidance to municipalities and their partners engaged in measuring the livability and resilience of their communities.

Sherry Watt, a UI associate professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, was named a 2014 Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association’s College Student Educators International Foundation. Watt is joined by College of Education alumni William Barratt and Becki Elkins who are also being recognized for their contributions.

The University of Iowa will host scholar and lecturer Alexandre Dauge-Roth Monday, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in 315 Phillips Hall. Dauge-Roth will use documentary films to explore the voices of survivors and other topics related to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.